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@Whit if you find another nice 16-S perhaps we could work out a trade ;). I've been looking for a nice crusty 16-S for a while - didn't realize it'd be this tough! (View Post)

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8k minted, Doug Winter estimates around 75 known, and this is the only gold bean for the issue. Perhaps the scarcest denomination made by the San Francisco mint in 1870 that isn’t unobtanium. (View Post)

I think I may now own the same coin. (View Post)

I crossed an 1842 seated half in NGC AU53 CAC to PCGS XF45 (ouch). I then sent the original NGC label to CAC and had the PCGS coin gold beaned, so I made out ok in the end. I also crossed an 1846 or … (View Post)